The Gabriel Bible

The Gabriel Bible

Luke 17-24 (with Strong’s numbers)

Luke 17: Yeshua told His disciples, “It is impossible for offenses to be avoided; but I pity the one they come by. 2 It would be better for them* [846], if a millstone were hung around their neck, and they were cast into the sea, than for them to cause one of these little ones to stumble. 3 Be careful, if your brother transgresses, reprimand him; and if he *amends his ways*, disregard* [1] the sins. 4 If they offends you seven times in a day, and, seven times a day, turns to you, and says, I want to *correct my course* [1994]; then acquit* [863] them. 5 The heralds* said to the Master, “Increase our faith”. 6 He replied, “If you had faith like a tiny mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, “Be torn up by the roots, and be planted in the sea”; and it would obey you. 7 Which of you, having a servant driving a team of oxen, or tending sheep, would say to him when he comes from the field, “Come in at once, and sit down for supper”? 8 Rather, he will tell him, “Prepare for me what I want to eat; get dressed and serve me, until I have finished eating and drinking; and afterwards you can eat and drink. 9 Does he thank him because the servant did his job? I dont think so. 10 Similarly, when you have done everything commanded of you, say, “We are unprofitable servants, because we have only done what we were obligated to do”. 11 As Yeshua approached Jerusalem, He passed among the Samaritans into Galilee. 12 When He came near a certain village, ten leprous men met him. They stood at a distance, 13 and cried, “Master, Yeshua, have mercy on us”. 14 When He saw them, He told them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests”. As they were going, they were cleansed. 15 One of them, when he saw that he was cleansed, returned, and greatly praised Yehovah’. 16 He fell face down at Yeshua’s feet and thanked Him. And he was a Samaritan. 17 Yeshua asked, “Werent there ten who were cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Have they left without coming and giving praise to Yehovah; except this one, who is of another nation”? 19 He told him, “Get up and go”, your faith has given you life. 20 As some of the Pharisees asked Him when the Kingdom of Yehovah would come; He told them, “The Kingdom of Yehovah will not come visibly [2]”. 21 They will not say, “Look, here it is”! or, “Look, it is there”! For notice, the Kingdom of Yehovah is among* you. 22 He told His disciples, “The time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of man, and you wont see it”. 23 If they tell you, “Look, here He is!” or, “He is over there”, dont leave! 24 For, as the lightning darts from earth’s heaven, and illuminates everything beneath the heavens; so will the Son of man be, in His day. 25 But before that, He will suffer many things, and to be rejected by this nation. 26 As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of man. 27 They ate and drank, they took wives and were given to husbands, until the day that Noah entered the ark; and the flood came, and destroyed everyone. 28 Again, as it was in the days of Lot; they ate and drank, bought and sold, planted and built. 29 But in the day that Lot left Sodom, Yehovah rained fire and sulfur from heaven, and destroyed them all. 30 This is how it will it be on the day when the Son of man is revealed. 31 In that day, anyone* who is on the house top, with their goods in the house, must not come down to take them; and anyone who is in the field, must not return for what is behind them. 32 Remember Lot’s wife. 33 Anyone who desires to preserve their life, will lose it; and anyone who would lose their life, will preserve it. 34 I tell you, on that night, two will be in one bed; one will be taken, and the other left. 35 Two will be grinding together; one will be taken, and the other left. 36 Two will be in the field; one will be taken, and the other left. 37 They told Him, “Where, Master”? He told them, “Where the body is, there the eagles will gather themselves”.

[1] Strong’s 863: Only God can actually forgive sins; but we can disregard them, that is, be willing to forgive them—were that possible.

[2] 3907, Contrast this with Mark 9:1. An explanation for the Kingdom’s visibility—and invisibility would be that it remained invisible during Yeshua’s first public ministry, but that the Kingdom, New Jerusalem, will become visible to everyone during His next public arrival, Revelation 20:1-2.

Luke 18: He told them another analogy* [3850], that people* should always pray, and not become weary. 2 There was a judge in a certain city, who didnt fear Yehovah, nor have any regard for humanity. 3 There was a certain widow in that city; and she came to him, and said, “Vindicate me against my adversary”. 4 For a long time, he would not, but afterwards, he thought to himself, “Tho I dont fear Yehovah, and dont regard humanity, 5 yet, because this widow bothers me, I will vindicate her; so that she wont always be coming and troubling me”. 6 The Master said, “Hear what the unjust judge says. 7 Wont Yehovah vindicate His chosen, who call on Him day and night, far more; and have patience with them? 8 I tell you, He will vindicate them speedily. Yet when the Son of man comes; will He find faithfulness* on the earth”? 9 He spoke this analogy* against certain people, who were confident that they were righteous, but despised everyone else. 10 “Two men went up to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a *tax extractor*. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself, and prayed, ‘Yehovah, I thank You that I have not been like the rest of men, rapacious, oppressive, and adulterous; nor like this *tax extractor*. 12 But I fast twice a week, and tithe on all I possess’. 13 The tax extractor stood afar off, and wouldnt even lift his eyes to heaven, but struck his chest, and said, ‘Yehovah, be merciful to me, a sinner’. 14 I tell you, that this man went down to his house justified, rather than the Pharisee. For anyone who exalts themselves, will be humbled; and anyone who humbles themselves, will be exalted. 15 They brought Him infants, so that He could touch them; but His disciples saw them, and chastened them. 16 But Yeshua called them, and said, “Allow little children to come to Me, and dont forbid them, for the Kingdom of Heaven is for people such as they. 17 With certainty, “Anyone who doesnt receive the Kingdom of Yehovah as a little child, will not enter it. 18 One of the leaders asked Him, “Good Master, what must I do, so that I can inherit eternal life”? 19 Yeshua told him, “Why do you call Me good? For no one is good, except one; Yehovah. 20 You know the Commandments, “You must not murder; you must not commit adultery; you must not steal; you must not give a false testimony; and honor your father and your mother”. 21 He replied, “All of these have I obeyed from my childhood”. 22 When Yeshua heard these words, He replied, “There is one thing you still lack; go and sell everything that you have, and give it to the poor; and you will have a treasure in heaven; then follow Me. 23 When he heard these words, he was dejected; for he was very rich. 24 When Yeshua saw that he was dejected, He said, “It is very difficult for those who have wealth to enter into the Kingdom of Yehovah! 25 It is easier for a rope* [1] to pass thru the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Yehovah. 26 Those who heard it, asked Him, “Then who can be saved”? 27 Yeshua replied, “Those things are impossible for humanity, but with Yehovah they are possible. 28 Simon Cephas told Him, “Look, we have left everything, and followed You”. 29 Yeshua replied, “Assuredly, there is no one, who has left houses, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of Yehovah, 30 who will not receive many times more in the present time, and, in the coming world, eternal life. 31 Yeshua took His twelve aside and said, “Now we are going up to Jerusalem; and everything written in the prophets, concerning the Son of man, will be fulfilled. 32 For He will be delivered over to the nations; and they will mock Him, and spit in His face; 33 and they will scourge Him, and curse Him, and will kill Him; and on the third day, He will arise. 34 But they didnt understand any of these things; this subject was hidden from them, and they didnt comprehend the things they were told. As they came near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the side of the road, begging. 36 He heard the noise of the crowd as it passed, and asked what it meant. 37 They told him, “Yeshua the Nazarene is passing by”. 38 He called out, “Yeshua, Son of David, have mercy on me”. 39 Those who went before Yeshua scolded him, so that he would be quiet. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me”. 40 Yeshua stood, and commanded him to be brought to Him. When he came to Him, He asked him, 41 “What do you want for Me to do for you? He answered, “Master, I want to see”. 42 Yeshua told him, “See now, your faith has made you well”. 43 Immediately he saw, and he followed Him, praising Yehovah. Everyone who saw it gave praise to Yehovah.

[1] See why it’s not camel. Keyword “camel”.

Luke 19: As Yeshua entered and passed through Jericho, 2 there was a certain man whose name was Zaccheus, who was a leader of the tax extractors, he was rich; 3 and he wanted to see who Yeshua was; but he couldnt because of the crowd, and because Zaccheus was small in stature. 4 He ran ahead of Yeshua, and climbed a wild fig tree, in order to see Him; for He was to pass that way. 5 When Yeshua came to the place, He saw him, and told him, “Hurry and come down, Zaccheus; for I must stay at your house today”. 6 He hurriedly came down, and received Him with gladness. 7 When they all saw it, they complained: “He has gone in to be guest with a man who is a sinner”. 8 Zaccheus stood up, and told Yeshua, “Look, Master, half of my riches I’ll give to the poor; and to anyone, who I have wronged in anything, I’ll restore fourfold. 9 Yeshua told him, “Today, salvation has come to this house; for he is also a son of Abraham”. 10 For the Son of man came, to seek and to save those who were lost. 11 When they heard these things, He proceeded to tell an analogy*; because He was near Jerusalem, and they thought that the Kingdom of Yehovah was to appear immediately. 12 He said, “A certain aristocrat was going to a distant place, to obtain royalty, and return again. 13 He called his ten servants, gave them ten minas* [1], and told them, “Do business until I return”. 14 But the inhabitants of his city hated him; and they sent envoys after him, with this message, “We dont want this man to rule over us”. 15 When he had obtained the royalty, and had returned, he commanded those servants who he had committed his money to be called; so that he could determine what each of them had gained by trading. 16 The first came, and said, “Master, your mina has gained ten minas”. 17 He told him, “Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful over a little, you will have authority over ten talents* [2]. 18 The second came, and said, “Master, your mina has produced five minas”. 19 He said likewise to him, “You also will have authority over five talents”. 20 Another came, and said, “Master, here is your mina, which has been with me, laid up in fine linen. 21 For I was afraid of you, because you are a stern man, who collects without having made deposits, and who harvests where you havent sown. 22 He replied, “Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you evil servant. You knew that I am a stern man, and that I collect where I havent deposited, and harvest where I have not sown! 23 Why didnt you put my money into a broker’s hands, so that when I came, I might have demanded it with interest? 24 He told those who stood before him, “Take from him the mina, and give it to the one with the ten minas”. 25 They answered, “Master, he already has ten minas”. 26 He replied, “I tell you, everyone who has, will be given more; and from him who has virtually nothing, even what he has will be taken away. 27 But as for my enemies, who wouldnt have me to reign over them, bring them and slay them before me”. 28 When Yeshua had spoken these things, He went forward, to go to Jerusalem. 29 When He arrived at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, 30 and told them, “Go to the village that is ahead of us, and as you enter, you will find a colt tied that no one has ever ridden; untie it and bring it. 31 If anyone asks you, “Why are you untying it”? Tell him, “Our Master needs it”. 32 So those who were sent went, and they found it just as He had told them. 33 As they untied the colt, it’s owner asked them, “Why are you untying that colt”? 34 They said, “Because our Master needs it”. 35 They brought it to Yeshua. They tossed their garments on the colt, and set Yeshua on it. 36 As He went, they spread their clothes along the way. 37 When He came near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole assembly of disciples began to rejoice, and to praise Yehovah with a loud voice, for all the mighty things that they had seen. 38 They said, “Blessed is the King, who comes in the name of Yehovah; peace in heaven, and praise on high”. 39 Some of the Pharisees from among the crowd, told Him, “Rabbi, rebuke your disciples”. 40 He answered, “I say that if they were silent, the stones would cry out”. 41 As He came near, and saw the city, He wept over it, 42 and said, “If you only knew, at least during this special time, the advantages* [4314] for your *national security* [3] [1515] that are possible, but they have *escaped the notice* [2928] of your minds [3788]. 43 For the time will come, when your enemies will surround you, and build embankments around you on every side. 44 They will destroy you and your children; and will not leave you with one stone on another; because you failed to recognize your [4675] opportunity* [2540] in this My public arrival” [4]. 45 When He entered the temple, He began to chase out those who bought and sold in it. 46 He told them, “It is written, ‘My house is a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves’”. 47 Daily He taught in the temple, and the leading priests and Law professors and elders of the people tried to destroy Him. 48 But they were unable to do anything to Him; because all of the people hung on to Him to hear Him.

[1] A very tiny coin

[2] Talents were very large coins. See why this says “talents” instead of “cities”. Ouch! The Matthew 25 account is almost identical, but says “talents”. Keyword talents.

[3] This is the very reason for the destruction of 70 AD.

[4] This word is used four times in the Scriptures. Once (here) for Yeshua’s first “advent” (public arrival); once concerning His second advent (“visitation”): 1 Peter 2:12; and twice the word has been used to create “the office of a bishop”: Acts 1:20 and 1 Timothy 3:1.

Luke 20: One day, as He was teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming the *Good News*, the leading priests and Law professors, with the elders, came to Him, 2 and asked Him, “Tell us, by what authority do You do these things? Who gave You this authority”? 3 Yeshua told them, “I will also ask you a question, and you answer Me”. 4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or from men? 5 They reasoned among themselves, and said, “If we say ‘from heaven’; He will reply, ‘And why didnt you believe him’? 6 But if we say, ‘From men’; all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet”. 7 They answered, “We dont know its origin”. 8 Yeshua told them, “Neither will I tell you, by what authority I do these things”. 9 He then told this analogy* to the people, “A certain man planted a vineyard, and leased it to sharecroppers, and went abroad for a long time. 10 In time, he sent his servant to the sharecroppers, so that they could give him his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the sharecroppers beat him, and sent him away empty handed. 11 Again he sent another servant; and they beat him also, and treated him rudely, and sent him away empty handed. 12 He tried a third time, but they wounded him, and threw him out. 13 The owner of the vineyard said, “What should I do? I will send my dear son. Perhaps when they see him, they’ll be ashamed”. 14 But when the sharecroppers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, and said, “This is the heir; come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours”. 15 They cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. So what will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy those sharecroppers and lease the vineyard to others. When they heard of it they said, “This should not be”. 17 He looked at them, and said, “What about the statement that is written, ‘The stone that the builders rejected, has become a prominent* corner stone’? 18 Whoever falls on this stone, will be broken; and on whoever it falls, it will crush them in pieces”. 19 The leading priests and Law professors tried to seize Him then; but they were afraid of the people; for they knew that He told this analogy* about them. 20 They sent spies to Him, who pretended to be righteous men, so that they could ensnare Him in discourse, and deliver Him over to a court, and to the authority of the governor. 21 They asked Him this question: “Master, we know that You speak and teach correctly, and have no biases toward people, but teach the Way of Yehovah in truth. 22 Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar, or not”? 23 But He perceived their craftiness, and said, “Why test Me”? 24 Show Me a denarius. Whose is this image and superscription on it? They answered, “Caesar’s”. 25 Yeshua replied, “Then give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to Yehovah what is Yehovah’s. 26 They could not catch a comment for accusation from Him, before the people; and they were surprised at His answers, and were silenced. 27 Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came and questioned Him, 28 asking: “Master, Moses wrote to us, that if a man’s brother dies, who had a wife without children, his surviving brother must take his wife, and raise up descendants for his deceased brother. 29 Now, there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and died without children. 30 The second married her; and he died without children. 31 Again, the third took her, and in like manner also all seven; they all died, and left no children. 32 At last, the woman herself died. 33 So in the resurrection, which of them will she be married to, for all seven took her? 34 Yeshua responded, “The children of this world take wives, and wives are given to husbands. 35 But those who are worthy of the next world, and of the resurrection from the dead, dont take wives, nor are wives given to husbands. 36 Nor can they die any more; for they are like the holy Messengers, and are the children of Yehovah, because they are children of the resurrection. 37 But even Moses showed that the dead will arise, for in the burning bush account, he mentioned that Yehovah is the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38 Now Yehovah is not the God of the dead, but of the living; for they all live to Him. 39 Some of the Law professors said, “Master, You have spoken well”. 40 They didnt dare* question Him on any matter again. 41 He also told them, “How is it that the Law professors say of Messiah, that He is the son of David? 42 David himself said, in the book of Psalms, ‘Yehovah told my Master, seat yourself at my right hand, 43 until I will place your foes under your feet’. 44 So if David, called Him Master; how is He His Son? 45 While all the people heard, He told His disciples, 46 “Beware of the Law professors, who choose to walk in long robes, and love salutations in the streets, and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best seating at suppers; 47 who eat up the houses of widows, and cover their offenses with prolonged prayers. They will receive a greater condemnation”.

Luke 21: Yeshua looked at the rich, as they tossed their offerings into the treasury. 2 He saw a certain poor widow, who tossed in two mites. 3 He said, “Certainly this poor widow has tossed in more than anyone else. 4 For they have all contributed offerings to Yehovah that were superfluous to them; but she, from her poverty, has tossed in everything that she possessed. 5 As some were talking about the temple being adorned with beautiful stones and donated items, Yeshua told them: 6 “As for these things that you see, the time will come, that there wont be left one stone on another stone, that is not thrown down”. 7 They asked Him, “Master, when will these things happen? And what is the sign that they are about to take place”? 8 He replied, “See that you arent deceived; for many will come in My name, and will say that I am the Messiah and that the time is near. But dont be their followers. 9 When you’ll hear of wars and commotion, dont be afraid; for these things must take place first, but the end has not yet come. 10 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; 11 and great earthquakes will occur in several places, and famines, and diseases; and there will be terrors, and trepidation, and great signs from heaven will be seen, and there will be great storms. 12 But before all of these things, they will seize you, and will persecute you, and will hand you to councils and to prisons, and will arraign you before kings and governors, because of My name. 13 But it will be an opportunity for you to testify. 14 Have this resolved in your minds, so that you wont premeditate your defense. 15 Because I will give you intelligence* [4680] that none of your enemies will be able refute*. 16 Your parents, your brothers, your relatives, and your friends, will hand you over, and cause some of you to die. 17 You will be hated by everyone, because of My name. 18 But not a hair of your head will actually perish. 19 By your *loyal patient endurance* [5281], you will secure* [2932] *spirit life* [5590]. 20 So when you see Jerusalem with an army surrounding it, then understand that its destruction is near. 21 Then those in Judea should flee to the mountain; and those amid the turmoil should flee away; and those in the fields avoid the city. 22 For these are the days of vengeance that will fulfill every prophecy. 23 But woe to those who are pregnant, and to those who nurse children, in those days; for there will be great distress in the land, and wrath on My people. 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword, and be carried away captive everywhere. Jerusalem will be trampled down by other nations, until the times of the nations [1] is completed. 25 There will be signs in the sun, in the moon, in the stars; and on the earth distress among nations; with great stress, and astonishment at the raging waves of the sea. 26 Great dismay and fear concerning the events coming to the earth; and the wonders in the heavens will push men’s bodies beyond their limits. 27 Then they will see the Son of man coming in the clouds, with power, and with great glory. 28 When these things begin to happen, take courage, and lift up your heads, for your deliverance is near. 29 He told them this analogy*: “Look at the fig tree, and all the trees. 30 When they bud out, you at once understand from them that summer approaches. 31 So also, when you see all of these things take place, know you that the Kingdom of Yehovah is near. 32 It is certain that this generation wont pass away, until all of these things occur. 33 Heaven and earth will *pass by* [3928]; but My truth wont *pass by*. 34 Be careful that you are never ever weighed down by gluttony and drunkenness and worldly cares; so that The Day comes on you by surprise. 35 For, like a hunter’s snare, it will spring on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 So always be vigilant and prayerful; so that you are worthy to escape all of these things that are to take place, and can stand before the Son of man. 37 In the daytime He taught in the temple, and at night He went out and stayed on the mountain, called the Mount of Olives. 38 All the people came to the temple early, to hear His discourse.

[1] The so-called “Times of the ‘ gentiles (nations)” is a reference to Ezekiel 30:3, synonymous with “the Day of the ‘Lord’ (Yehovah)”.

Luke 22: The Feast of Unleavened Bread, that is called the Passover, was approaching. 2 The leading priests and Law professors earnestly sought how they could kill Him, but they were afraid of the people. 3 Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who was numbered among the twelve. 4 He went and conferred with the leading priests and Law professors, and the military commanders of the temple, how he could betray Him to them. 5 They were glad, and agreed to pay him money. 6 He promised them that he would find an opportunity to betray Him to them, in the absence of the crowd. 7 The Day of Unleavened Bread arrived, when it was necessary* to sacrifice the Passover. 8 Yeshua sent Cephas and John, and told them; “Go and prepare the Passover, *for eating* [5315]”. 9 They asked Him, “Where should we prepare it”? 10 He told them, “When you enter the city, a man will meet you carrying a pitcher of water. Follow him; 11 and where he enters, say to the owner of the house, “Our Rabbi asks if there is a *lodging house* [2646] where He may eat the Passover, with His disciples? 12 Then he will show you a large upper room that is furnished. Make preparations there. 13 They went, and found it as He had told them, and they prepared the Passover. 14 When the time arrived, Yeshua came and sat; and the twelve heralds* with Him. 15 He told them, “I have greatly desired to eat this Passover with you, before I suffer. 16 But I tell you, “From now on I will *no longer* [3765] *by any means* [3364] eat it, until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of Yehovah”. 17 He took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. 18 For I tell you that I will never* [3364] drink of the fruit of the vine, until the Kingdom of Yehovah comes”. [A] 19 He took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it, and gave it to them, and said, “This is My body that is given for your sakes. Do this to remember Me”. 20 Similarly, concerning the cup, after supper, He said, “This cup is the New Testament in My blood that for your sakes, is poured out! 21 But look, the hand of the one who betrays Me is on the table. 22 The Son of man goes, as it was determined; but I pity the man who betrays Him. 23 They began to inquire among themselves about which of them it was who would do this. 24 There was also contention among them concerning which of them would be the greatest. 25 Yeshua told them, “The kings of the nations, are the masters; and those exercising authority over them, are called benefactors. 26 But this will not be the case with you. He who is great among you, must be like the least; and he who leads, like a servant. 27 For which is greater, the one who sits, or the one who serves? Isnt the one who sits? But I am among you, as one who serves. 28 You are the ones who have continued with Me in My trials; 29 and I PROMISE YOU THE KINGDOM, as My Father has promised it to Me, 30 so that you can eat and drink at the table in My Kingdom, and sit on thrones, and judge the twelve tribes of Israel. 31 Yeshua told Simon, “Simon, look, Satan has desired to sift you as wheat: 32 but I have prayed for you, that your faith will not fail. So when you return to Me; strengthen your brethren. 33 Simon told Him, “Master, I am ready to go both to prison and to death with you”. 34 Yeshua replied, “I tell you, Simon, the rooster wont crow today until you have denied that you know Me three times. 35 He told them, “When I sent you without purses, without wallets and shoes, did you lack anything? They said, “Nothing”. 36 He said, “From now on, the one who has a moneybag* should take it; and also a wallet. Anyone who has no sword should sell their coat and buy themselves a sword. 37 For I tell you that this written prophecy, must be fulfilled by Me; I will be numbered with transgressors. For, everything that relates to Me, will be fulfilled. 38 They told Him, “Master, look, here are two swords”. He said, “They are sufficient”. 39 Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives as He was accustomed to doing, and His disciples followed Him. 40 When He arrived at the place, He told them, “Pray that you dont enter into temptation”. 41 He left them, about a stone’s throw; and knelt down, and prayed, 42 and said, “Father, if it pleases You, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours, be done. 43 There appeared to Him a holy Messenger from heaven, who strengthened Him. 44 As He was in agony, He prayed earnestly; and His sweat was like drops of blood that fell to the ground. 45 He arose from His prayer, and came to His disciples; and He found them sleeping, from sorrow. 46 He told them, “Why are you sleeping? Arise, and pray, so that you dont enter into temptation. 47 While He was speaking, a crowd appeared with the one who was called Judas, one of the twelve, leading them. He came up to Yeshua and kissed Him. For he had given them this sign, “The One I kiss is the One” [1]. 48 Yeshua told him, “Judas, is it with a kiss that you betray the Son of man”? 49 When those who were with Him, saw what happened, they told Him, “Master, should we strike them with the sword? 50 One of them struck a servant of the high priest, and took off his right ear. 51 Yeshua said, “That is enough”. He touched the ear of the one who was stricken, and healed him. 52 Yeshua asked those who had come upon Him, the leading priests and elders and military captains of the temple: “Have you come out against Me, as against a robber, with swords, and with clubs, to take Me? 53 I was with you every day in the temple, and you didnt arrest Me. But this is your hour, and the reign of darkness. 54 They took Him, and conducted Him to the house of the high priest. Simon followed Him, at a distance. 55 They kindled a fire in the middle of the court, and sat around it; and Simon also sat among them. 56 A certain girl saw him sitting by the fire, and she looked at him, and said, “This man was also with Him”. 57 But he denied it, and said, “Woman, I dont know Him”. 58 A little later, another person saw him, and told him, “You are also one of them. But Cephas said, “I am not”. 59 An hour later, someone else confirmed his identity: “Certainly, this man was also with Him, for he is also a Galilean”. 60 Cephas said, “Man, I dont know what you are talking about”. Immediately as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. 61 Yeshua turned, and looked at Cephas. Simon remembered the statement of the Master that He told him, “Before the rooster crows, you’ll deny Me three times”. 62 Simon went out, and wept bitterly. 63 The men who had taken Yeshua, insulted Him, and blindfolded* Him, 64 and struck Him on His face, and said, “Prophesy, who struck You”? 65 They blasphemously spoke against Him many other things. 66 At dawn, the elders and leading priests and Law professors gathered together; and they led Him to the place of their meeting, 67 and told Him, “If you are the Messiah, tell us”. He told them, “If I tell you, you wont believe Me”. 68 If I would ask you, you wont answer Me; nor would you release Me. 69 From this time, the Son of man will sit on the right hand of the majesty of Yehovah. 70 They all said, “You are then, the Son of Yehovah”? Yeshua told them, “You could say that”. 71 They replied, “What further need have we of witnesses? For we have heard enough from his own mouth.

[1] This verse is a bit more detailed, here in the Aramaic.

[A] Adler says, verses 17, 18, are not included in any MSS. of the Peshitto.

Luke 23: The whole crowd arose, and carried Him before Pilate. 2 They began accusing Him, and said, “We have found this Man seducing our people, and forbidding them to pay tribute money to Caesar, and declaring Himself to be Messiah, the king. 3 Pilate interrogated Him, and asked Him, “Are You King of the Jews? He told him, “You could say that”. 4 Pilate told the leading priests and the crowd, “I find no crime in this man”. 5 They were enraged and said, “He raises disturbances among our people, by teaching in all Judea, all the way from Galilee, to here. 6 Pilate, when he heard the name Galilee, inquired if the Man were a Galilean. 7 Having learned that he was from under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod; who was in Jerusalem at that time. 8 Herod rejoiced greatly when he saw Yeshua, for he had been wanting to see Him for a long time, because he had heard many things about Him, and he hoped to see some miracle from Him. 9 He asked Him many questions; but Yeshua did not reply. 10 The leading priests and Law professors stood up, and accused Him vehemently. 11 Herod and his warriors condemned Him. When they had mocked Him, they clothed Him in a purple robe, and sent him to Pilate. 12 On that day, Pilate and Herod became friends with each other; for there had previously been enmity between them. 13 Pilate called the leading priests and the rulers of the people, 14 and told them, “You have brought this man before me, as a misleader of your people; but I have examined Him before you, and I find in the man no crimes in anything that you accuse Him of. 15 Neither did Herod, for I sent Him to him, and He has done nothing deserving death. 16 So I will chastise Him, and release Him. 17 For it was a custom, that he should release someone at the Feast. 18 All the crowd hatefully yelled, “Away with this Man, release Barabbas to us”. 19 He was someone who had been thrown into prison because of sedition and murder that had occurred in the city. 20 Pilate, wanting to release Yeshua, conversed with them again. 21 But they cried out, “Crucify Him, crucify Him”. 22 He asked them a third time, “But, what evil he has done? I find no crime in Him deserving of death. So I will scourge Him, and release Him”. 23 But they were insistent, with loud voices demanded of him, that they could crucify Him. 24 Pilate decreed that their request be granted. 25 He released to them the one, who for sedition and murder had been put in prison, who they petitioned for; and he delivered Yeshua as they wanted. 26 As they led Him away, they seized Simon the Cyrenian, coming from the fields, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Yeshua. 27 A great crowd of people followed Him; including women who wailed and lamented over Him. 28 Yeshua turned to them, and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, dont cry for Me; rather cry for yourselves, and for your children”. [1] 29 For the time is coming, when they will say, “Happy are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed”. 30 Then they will begin to say to the mountains, “Fall on us”! And to the hills, “Cover us”! 31 For if they do these things in a green wood, what will be done in the dry? 32 Two malefactors went along with Him to be crucified. 33 When they came to a certain place that is called a Skull, they crucified Him there; and the two malefactors, one on His right hand, and the other on His left. 34 Yeshua said, “Father, forgive them; for they dont know what they are doing. Then they divided His garments, casting lots for them”. 35 The people stood looking on; and the rulers also derided Him, and said, “He saved others; He should save Himself if He is the Messiah, the chosen of Yehovah”. 36 The soldiers also mocked Him, coming to Him and offering Him vinegar, 37 and saying to Him, “If you are the King of the Jews, save Yourself. 38 There was also a superscription over Him, written in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew, “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS”. 39 One of the malefactors who was being crucified with Him, blasphemed Him, and said, “If you are the Messiah, rescue Yourself, and rescue us. 40 But his fellow malefactor scolded him, and asked him, “Arent you even afraid of Yehovah, seeing that you are under the same sentence? 41 Our penalty is just; for our retribution is deserved, and according to our deeds; but He has done nothing hateful. 42 He said to Yeshua, “Master, remember me, when you come into Your Kingdom”. 43 Yeshua told him, “Most certainly, I tell you today, you’ll be with Me in paradise. 44 It was about the sixth hour; and darkness was over all the land, until the ninth hour. 45 The sun was darkened, and the curtain of the door of the temple was torn thru its middle. 46 Yeshua cried with a loud voice, “Father, into Your hand I commit My spirit”. He said that, and breathed His last. 47 When the centurion saw what happened, he praised Yehovah and said, “Certainly, this was a righteous man”. 48 All the crowds that had gathered, on seeing this spectacle returned, beating on their chests. 49 Everyone who knew Yeshua was standing at a distance, as well as the women who came with Him from Galilee; and they saw these things. 50 There was a certain man, whose name was Joseph, a counselor from Ramath, a city of Judea who was a good and righteous man. 51 He had not consented to their decision and deed; and he was waiting for the Kingdom of Yehovah. 52 This man went to Pilate, and begged for the body of Yeshua. 53 He took it down, and wrapped it in a winding sheet of linen; and laid it in an excavated tomb that no one had previous been laid in. 54 It was Preparation day [2], and the Sabbath began to approach* [2020]. 55 The women who came with Him from Galilee, approached, and viewed the tomb, and the manner that the body was positioned. 56 They returned, and prepared perfumes and aromatics; and they rested on the Sabbath, as it is commanded.

[1] Here is another direct correlation between Yeshua’s rejection and Jerusalem’s destruction.

[2] Every example of Preparation day is associated with the Passover.

Luke 24: On the *first of the Sabbaths* [Sabbaton, 4521], in the morning, while it was still dark, they came to the tomb, and brought the aromatics they had prepared. There were other women with them. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 3 They entered, but didnt find Yeshua’s body. 4 They were perplexed at this. Suddenly two “men” with shining clothing stood opposite them. 5 They were in fear, and bowed their faces to the ground. The men asked them, “Why look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; He has risen. Remember what He told you when He was in Galilee, 7 how He explained that the Son of man was to be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and to be crucified, and to rise on the third day”. 8 They remembered His words. 9 They returned from the tomb, and related all these things to the eleven, and to the rest. 10 Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the others with them, who related these things to the emissaries*. 11 These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didnt believe them. 12 But Simon got up and ran to the tomb, and looked in and saw the linen lying by itself; and he went away wondering to himself what had happened. 13 That same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, sixty stadions* [1] distance from Jerusalem. 14 They spoke about everything that had happened. 15 As they spoke, and questioned each other, Yeshua came near them, and walked with them. 16 Their vision was obscured, so that they did not recognize Him. 17 He asked them, “What are these conversations that you hold with each other, as you walk around sadly? 18 One of them, whose name was Cleopas, asked Him, “Are you only a stranger in Jerusalem, that you dont know the things that have happened there lately? 19 He asked them, “What things”? They replied, “Regarding Yeshua of Nazareth, a Man who was a prophet, and mighty in speech and in action, before Yehovah, and before all the people. 20 The leading priests and elders delivered Him up to a sentence of death, and crucified Him. 21 But we expected that He would deliver Israel, and now, three days have passed, since all these things happened. 22 Moreover, certain women companions of ours astonished us; for they went to the tomb early; 23 and as they did not find the body, they came and told us, “We saw a holy Messengers* there, and they said that He is alive. 24 Also some of us went to the tomb; and they found it as the women had reported; but they didnt see Him. 25 Then Yeshua said, “O foolish ones, slow of mind to believe all the things that the prophets spoke. 26 Wasnt it prophesied that the Messiah must suffer and that He would then enter into His glory”? 27 Then He began with Moses, and then all the prophets, and expounded to them concerning Himself from all the Scriptures. 28 They came near the village that they were going to; and He made them feel as if he were going to a more distant place. 29 But they urged Him, and said, “Stay with us, for the day is almost over. So He went inside and stayed with them. 30 Now as He sat with them, He took bread, and blessed, and broke, and gave it to them. 31 Instantly, their eyes were opened, and they knew Him. Then He vanished from their sight. 32 They asked each other, “Didnt our every thought burn [A] within us, as He talked with us along the way, and explained the Scriptures to us? 33 They arose the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem. They found the eleven assembled, and those with them, 34 who were saying, “Certainly, our Master has risen; and He has appeared to Simon. 35 They also related what happened by the way, and how He became known to them, when He broke bread. 36 While they were talking about these things, Yeshua stood among them, and said, “Peace be with you! It is I; dont be afraid”. 37 But they were terribly afraid, for they thought that they saw a *disembodied spirit*. 38 Yeshua asked them, “Why are you troubled? And why are doubts arising among you? 39 Look at My hands and My feet, see that it is really Me. Touch me, and know; for a *disembodied spirit* does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have”. 40 As He spoke, He showed them His hands and His feet. 41 While they still couldnt believe, due to joy and astonishment, He asked them, “Do you have anything to eat”? 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and some honeycomb. 43 He took it and ate it before them. 44 Then He said, “These are the things that I told you while I was with you, so that everything written about Me in the Law of Moses, and in the Prophets and in the Psalms, would be fulfilled. 45 Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, “It was prophesied, and so it must have occurred, that the Messiah would suffer, and rise from the dead on the third day; 47 and that, in His name, *a change of mind* [3341] for a pardoning of sins would be heralded among all nations, and that this would begin in Jerusalem. 48 You are the witnesses of these things. 49 I will send to you the promise of My Father. But remain in Jerusalem until you are clothed with power* from on high. 50 He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifted His hands, and blessed them. 51 Then while He was blessing them, He departed, ascending to heaven. 52 They worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53 They were continually in the temple, praising and blessing Yehovah. Amen.

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